Inspection Detail

Inspection: 123926925 - P & G Construction

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 123926925

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 04/09/1993

Site Address:
P & G Construction
Plaza And Goshen Aves.
Visalia, CA 93291

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 2545, Visalia, CA 93279

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Planned

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/09/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: L:Regionp1

Case Closed: 09/07/1993

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$200	$0	$200
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$200	$0	$200
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	461 C	07/09/1993	08/11/1993	$200	$200	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170694269

Event: 04/09/1993

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN RUN OVER BY TRACTOR TRAILER

EMPLOYEE #1, A TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED TRACTOR OPERATOR, FAILED TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE USE OF GEARS AND ROUTING OF A TRACTOR WHILE TOWING A LOADED BIN TRAILER. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS DIRECTED TO USE LOW-RANGE LOW (1ST L) DURING THE DOWNHILL ROUTE; THE TRACTOR MF 255 WAS FOUND IN HIGH-RANGE LOW (1ST H), A DIFFERENCE OF APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES PER HOUR GROUND SPEED. EMPLOYEE #1 ALSO TOOK AN UNAPPROVED ROUTE THAT WAS BOTH DOWNHILL (90 DEGREES FROM THE APPROVED ROUTE) AND SLOPING OFF TO THE RIGHT. ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT HE WAS EATING A TACO WHILE OPERATING THE TRACTOR. HE ATTEMPTED A 90-DEGREE LEFT TURN, FAILED, CROSSED OVER TO THE ADJACENT ROW, AND IT APPEARS THAT HE MAY HAVE ALTERNATELY ENGAGED THE CLUTCH AND/OR BRAKE MOMENTARILY. THE TRAILER JACKKNIFED, BREAKING OFF THE TRAILER TONGUE, AND THE TRACTOR CONTINUED DOWN SLOPE APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 40 DEGREES FROM THE DOWNHILL ROUTE. DURING THE UNCONTROLLED LEFT TURN, EMPLOYEE #1 EITHER ATTEMPTED TO JUMP CLEAR OR WAS THROWN OVER THE RIGHT SIDE, WHERE HE WAS STRUCK BY A WHEEL AND BROKE SEVERAL RIBS, WHICH LACERATED/PUNCTURED THE LIVER. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, LIVER, TRACTOR TRAILER, TRACTOR--TRUCK, LOST CONTROL, RUN OVER, PUNCTURE, TRUCK DRIVER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123926925			Fatality	Other	Farm workers

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